<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[CO-OP NEWS]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cooptv.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Coop Anti-War Cafe Berlin]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cooptv.wordpress.com/author/zeitgeistmusic/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[UK Peacemovement: Hit the streets &#8211; stop the bombing of&nbsp;Iraq]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Shamefully it is almost certain that today MPs will vote for a new assault on Iraq.</p>
<p>After excellent protests yesterday in London and a number of others across the UK, the anti-war movement now needs to move in to overdrive.</p>
<p>The response to our actions and arguments in the last few days shows that while the war propaganda has had an impact, there is a huge anti-war constituency. Thousands have <a href="http://act.stopwar.org.uk/lobby/iraq_and_syria" target="_blank">lobbied their MPs</a> for the vote and our website is attracting tens of thousands of visitors a day.</p>
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<li>Tomorrow, Saturday, we are asking all our groups and supporters to hit the streets in your communities with protests, street stalls, petitioning sessions and placards. We need to make sure the <i>Don&#8217;t Bomb Iraq</i> message is visible everywhere.</li>
<li>A new petition is <a href="http://www.stopwar.org.uk/resources/petitions" target="_blank">available to download</a>. If you are in London placards can be picked up from the office or we can email you the file to print out. <a href="http://office@stopwar.org.uk" target="_blank">Please contact us</a>.</li>
<li><b>If there is a yes vote, we will be calling a national protest next Saturday 4 October. Exact details to be announced in the next 24 hours.</b></li>
<li>In the meantime please share and tweet some of the key articles and interviews from the website. &#8211; <a href="http://www.stopwar.org.uk/news/ten-reasons-why-the-british-parliament-should-vote-no-to-bombing-iraq" target="_blank">ten reasons</a> (more below)</li>
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<p><b>The latest on Iraq and Syria from the Stop the War web site:</b></p>
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<li><a href="http://stopwar.org.uk/news/how-obama-is-misleading-us-about-troops-on-the-ground-in-the-iraq-war-against-isis" target="_blank">How Obama is misleading us about troops on the ground in the new Iraq war</a></li>
<li><a href="http://stopwar.org.uk/news/ten-reasons-why-the-british-parliament-should-vote-no-to-bombing-iraq" target="_blank">Ten reasons why the British parliament should vote no to bombing Iraq</a></li>
<li><a href="http://stopwar.org.uk/news/as-the-us-bombing-starts-who-are-the-heroes-and-villains-in-syria" target="_blank">Confused? As the US bombing starts, who are the heroes and villains in Syria?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://stopwar.org.uk/news/tony-blair-surely-needs-professional-psychiatric-help-says-london-major-boris-johnson" target="_blank">Tony Blair &#8217;needs professional psychiatric help&#8216; says London mayor Boris Johnson</a></li>
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